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TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu was elected as NDA leader in the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly. In a meeting of Telugu Desam Party, Janasena and BJP legislators, held in Vijayawada, the MLAs elected Naidu unanimously.
As per report by PTI, Andhra Pradesh BJP chief D Purandeswari and Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan also attended the NDA meeting and supported Naidu as the CM candidate.
Earlier in the morning, Naidu was unanimously elected as TDP legislative party leader, TDP leader K Atchen Naidu said. Similarly, Janasena founder Pawan Kalyan was elected as the party’s floor leader in the assembly.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Ministers J P Nadda and Bandi Sanjay Kumar as well as several other leaders are expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony.
Amit Shah, who is scheduled to arrive here tonight, will be meeting Naidu at his residence, NDA sources said.
After a request made by the NDA leaders, Governor S Abdul Nazeer on Tuesday invited Naidu to form the government.
Later in the evening Naidu met Nazeer at Raj Bhavan in Amaravati.
The TDP chief is scheduled to take oath at 11.27 am near Medha IT Park opposite Gannavaram Airport in Kesarapalli on the outskirts of Vijayawada.
